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The Country Radio Climb: How Are Major Labels Serving New Acts, Male & Female?

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A deep dive into how solo acts, female & male, introduced to country radio since 2008 by Nashville’s biggest labels, have fared. Are labels bringing a lot more new guys to country radio? What are the success rates for new females and new males getting hits, and then backing them up with more? Check out data and analysis, after the jump!

X Factor’s Tate Stevens No Longer Listed on Sony Nashville Website

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Well. It looks like the latest X Factor USA winner, Tate Stevens, is no longer listed on the Sony Nashville website. He was under the RCA Nashville umbrella. When an artist is deleted from a

Tate Stevens: Stream His Debut Album In Full!

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It’s happening. Season 2 XFactor US winner Tate Stevens is set to release his self-titled debut album next Tuesday, 4/23, and Amazon is offering a full stream of the album! Stream Tate Stevens’s debut album

Tate Stevens: Debut Album Clips!

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Season 2 X Factor US winner Tate Stevens will release his debut album on April 23rd. Check out clips via Amazon: Click HERE for 30 second clips from Tate Stevens’s self titled debut album! Tate’s

Tate Stevens – Power of a Love Song – VIDEO

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Watch the new music video from X Factor runner-up, Tate Stevens. “Power of a Love Song” is the country singer’s new single.

What’s With The Country Music Surge On Mainstream TV?

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Inspired by this month’s Blog Rodeo on why the mainstream world has fallen for country music and with Season 4 of The Voice set to premiere tonight, an exploration of the increased crossover between the country world and mainstream TV. Join the discussion!

Tate Stevens Album Cover Preview! (PHOTO) (UPDATED: Tracklist + Demo AUDIO!)

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X Factor winner, Tate Stevens reveals the cover of his upcoming debut album, set to be released on April 23.

Tate Stevens Announces Self-Titled Album Out on April 23 (UPDATED)

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X Factor 2 winner, Tate Stevens, announced on twitter today that his self-titled debut album will be released on April 23.

X Factor’s Tate Stevens, Demi Lovato Ready To Release New Singles (UPDATED)

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Tate Steven’s“Holler If You’re With Me” was just background for his Pepsi commercial. The X Factor winner’s “real” single is called “Power of Love” and goes for adds March for 11.

UPDATE: Listen to a full stream of Power of Love

Meanwhile, X Factor judge, Demi Lovato is getting ready to release her next single “Heart Attack”.

Tate Stevens – Holler If You’re With Me – Official Pepsi Video

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Tate Stevens plays at an out door party, while country fans get wasted on beer. So incredibly novel! Not. I hope the music Tate is recording isn’t this super-cliched and generic.